this imploding heart

Too busy bending their spines to receive you.

I almost put this up last night as it was happening. We had TORNADO warnings last night. In SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

I know this happens to you folks in almost every other part of the nation for most of a season, but it was an absolute anomaly for us. It rained a little, the wind blew the roof off of Marysville high school, and all the sudden we're throwing around Tornado Warnings? Whenever things like this happen, my mom always says, "Girl, you'd better get your praying in, before it's too late and the line is busy."

But there was no end of days for us last night. The weather calmed down, so I walked to Cakes and spent some time with the boys while they discussed their favorite buddy, The Playstation 2. Cake and I went downstairs so he could initiate his famous "Start making an entire roast chicken at 10:00pm" trick. He wrapped me like a papoose in a blanket and snuggled me into the couch to watch 'Lost in Translation' while he scampered around the neighborhood looking for fresh rosemary.

Lost in Translation was simple and entirely enjoyable. But you all already know that.

I fell asleep sometime after the credits and before the special features. When I opened my eyes again he was standing over me, smelling like thyme and rosemary and smoke.

"Hi."

"mmm."

"Lets put you to bed, okay?"

"mmm. no-o-o. mmmr. Mm-my arms are stuck-rrmm."

"You're just a little tangled up. Here we go, Up! Okay. "

So happy-niceypants put me to bed and took my watch off, set the alarm clock and went back to the livingroom to watch The Soprano's on DVD. He promptly fell asleep on the couch and stayed there until 6 am.

Posted by Sonya at April 28, 2004 09:34 AM